{"id":1999653,"date":"2023-08-13T22:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T02:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skittles-stirs-controversy-online-with-pride-package\/"},"modified":"2023-08-13T22:56:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T02:56:32","slug":"skittles-stirs-controversy-online-with-pride-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skittles-stirs-controversy-online-with-pride-package\/","title":{"rendered":"Skittles sparks online controversy with pride packaging."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fskittles-stirs-controversy-online-with-pride-package%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1999653&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Mars Faces Backlash Over \u2064New Skittles Pride Package<\/h2>\n<p>Candy company Mars has recently released a new \u2063pride package for Skittles, paying homage to the LGBT community. However, this move has sparked \u200ccontroversy and led to calls for a boycott.<\/p>\n<p>The packaging for \u2062the limited edition Skittles \u200dfeatures \u200ca predominantly black and white design, deviating from its iconic red. The cartoon characters and scenes, however,\u200d remain in full color, accompanied by empowering messages such as &#8220;pride,&#8221; &#8220;Be generous with your love,&#8221; and &#8220;Black trans lives matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Outrage on\u200d Social Media<\/h3>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the release of the \u2062pride package has triggered a wave of outrage on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a>. Users took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to express their discontent.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Yes\u2026There is a DRAG QUEEN \u2063on a Skittles \u200bpackage. Unless they are trying to get your kids to turn into LGBTQ\/BLM activists\u2026what\u2019s the point \u2063of this?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They\u2019re coming after\u200b your children.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These comments from user Chad Prather reflect the concerns of some individuals who believe that the pride package\u200c is an attempt\u200c to influence children&#8217;s beliefs and values.<\/p>\n<p>Another user,\u200b Isable Jones, even suggested boycotting Skittles,\u200b drawing a parallel with the recent boycott\u2063 of\u2062 Bud Light over its ad campaign featuring transgender influencer \u200bDylan Mulvaney.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2064not everyone shares these sentiments. Some \u200busers argue that if conservative parents are\u2064 giving their children Skittles regularly enough for a boycott to be effective, then there may be larger issues at play.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s engagement farming. Plus, if conservative\u2063 parents are giving their kids Skittles \u2062regularly enough that a boycott\u200c would work, that\u2019s a \u200dbig problem. For the parent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On the other hand, user Ander Wilson supports the boycott, stating that any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skittles-stirs-controversy-online-with-pride-package\/\" title=\"Skittles sparks online controversy with pride packaging.\">product supporting\u200c values<\/a> they disagree\u200b with should be avoided.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Good. Any and\u200c all products which support values we don&#8217;t support should be boycotted. There is ZERO reason \u2064not to do\u2063 this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Legal Troubles for Mars<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to the backlash, Mars is also facing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-sued-over-airtags-allegedly-being-used-by-stalkers\/\" title=\"Apple Sued Over AirTags Allegedly Being Used By Stalkers\">proposed class action lawsuit<\/a> in the U.S. District Court for the Northern\u2064 District of California. The lawsuit alleges that Skittles contains &#8220;heightened levels&#8221; of titanium dioxide, a \u2064substance previously used by Mars to color the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dallas-democrats-blasted-for-soliciting-care-packages-for-tx-dems-who-fled-state-pathetic\/\" title=\"Dallas Democrats Blasted For Soliciting Care Packages For TX Dems Who Fled State: \u2018Pathetic\u2019\">hard candy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, California lawmakers are considering a law\u200d that would ban the sale of Skittles and other candies due to additives linked to cancer and organ damage, specifically the Red 3 dye.<\/p>\n<p>To stay updated on this ongoing controversy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mars released a pride package for Skittles, paying tribute to the LGBT community. However, the mostly black and white design, deviating from the iconic red, has sparked a boycott. 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